dialux-evo-tutorial-5-pdf-file-creating-a-complete-interior-and-exterior-project

CAD VIEW SELECTION Marked in yellow where you can select the site, Building, story or room For any of the above spaces you can select 3D, floorplan or one of the 4 elevations front, rig

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DIALux evo Tutorial

Tutorial 5

Creating A completer interior and exterior Project

Even though this tutorial has lots of advanced features of DIALux evo that is useful for many regular users of DIALux, however it is written with lots of descriptions to make it easy for

beginners and people who have little or no previous knowledge about the software, so I hope you will find it as easy as I thought

To understand this tutorial you have to start with Tutorial 4 which explains more basic

function of the software that might not be explained here, and you will find some of steps that refers to tutorial 4, DIALux evo Tutorial 4 could be found @

to show the different feature of DIALux evo with many different

luminaries e.g RGBW and RGB

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In this tutorial you will learn

1 Handling AutoCAD files

2 Creating Site

3 Creating building

4 Using Reference help lines

5 Naming Site, Building & rooms

6 Creating interior of a building

7 Using Assessment Zone

8 Inserting Apertures (Windows & Doors)

9 Using cutout for wall ceiling & Floor

10 Using Room Elements

11 Inserting Luminaires and objects

12 Using Duplicate Story

13 Creating balcony

14 Creating Double height

15 Using cutout for Façade

16 Inserting dimension & text

For this Tutorial you should create a project like the one Bellow

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1 MODE SELECTION

Marked in the blue box in the above image

The mode could be contraction, EN12464, Light, calculation or documentation

2 TOOL SELECTION

Tool Selection marked in red is the vertical tool bar which has many tools according to the mode selection

3 CAD VIEW SELECTION

Marked in yellow where you can select the site, Building, story or room

For any of the above spaces you can select 3D, floorplan or one of the 4 elevations (front,

right, back, left)

4 The Manipulator

Marked in black box, you can move, rotate, scale, use measure tape or zoom all

5 Display option

Marked in green box has many display option where you can hide or show reference line,

imported cad etc

6 Action and property window

Marked in pink box

Here you can take an action or change a property of an object, luminaire, room surface etc

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Step-1 Creating a project

Start the software then select Outdoor and building planning

Step-2 Importing Multiple cad files

Make sure you are in CONSTRUCTION mode and select DRAWINGS TOOL

Try to find a project where you have multiple CAD files for the same project like Ceiling layout, Furniture layout etc

Or may be ground floor layout, first floor layout

Try to find at least two drawings

Note: if you don’t see the text beside the icon click on the question mark (?) On the right corner of the window to show the descriptive text

After importing you can see the file you have imported, the one in the orange is the current selection

The check box to allow you to show or hide the CAD file

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Step-3 Finding the current scale

Many times we receive cad files, without any idea about the unit of the file.so first verify the file by zooming to one architectural element, like doors or windows and measure the dimension if you have realistic values then your current scale is correct it you have unrealistic values like the one I have, then change the scale

Figuring out the scale is easy, the door I have is 1000m, it should be 1 meter as realistic value then the real scale is millimeter

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Step-4 Changing the current scale

1 Before you change the scale of the file make sure you select the file by clicking on the file, to make sure it is your current selection look the orange square

2 Change the units form the scale window by clicking on the drop down menu

3 Tip: if you have many cad file you can you the search box to search by name

Finally scale the other files to the correct scale

After you scale all the files ZOOM ALL form the top menu bar, if you cannot see the files then you have to put to 0, 0, 0 the positioning window under the scale window

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Step-5 Moving and rotating the cad files

Imagine you have ceiling plan and furniture layout plan which are located apart and you want to move one above another then select the ceiling layout cad and click on move

Move form common reference point on both drawing e.g.( window, door, elevator shaft, corner of a room) form point 1 which is the current selected cad

to point 2 which is the target point

You can rotate the drawing in the rotation box by putting the value of the rotation angle

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Step-6 Other properties of the imported cad files

If you scroll down the side bar you will find other two windows which could be minimized

The layer and file options windows

Click on the small arrow to open the option

You can open the layer window and change the color of the cad layers, that is very handy if the color is not matching well with background like very light color on white background

The file options contain an option if you want to save the cad inside the DIALux evo file, but this could make the file very huge

This option could be useful if you want

to give the file to somebody else, so you can give him DIALux file with all cad and the modification you made in moving, rotation and layer colors

Step-7 Removing the cad files

For this tutorial we will continue without cad files as background, so remove the cad files by selecting the file and right click mouse and select remove, alternately select the file +Del key

Step-8 Creating a site

Go to Site view in the construction mode

to see the difference, but for now make

it on

On the FLOORPLAN VIEW zoom in to the coordinate system by rotating the middle wheel of the mouse

pan by moving the mouse while pushing the wheel down

Select Draw rectangular floor element

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Start form the coordinate system point1

@0,0,0 and move to point 2 x=40, then move to point 3 @y=30 you can use the ruler up to see the x value and the ruler left to see y value

Zoom and pan help you achieve this very easily

Check if you made it right form last step

by looking the positioning value

Position X=20,Y=15 Size X=40,Y=30

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Step-9 Using help lines to create building layout

Drawing many reference lines would probably make it this part as the most boring part of this tutorial but this step is very very important to follow the complete Tutorial so please

Go to reference help line select Draw Help reference grid and draw this grid on the site

Draw form point 1 to point 2 to make the grid appear at top.(anti-clock wise)

If you draw the grid form point 2 to point 1 the grid will appear down the line

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let you move the whole grid

allow you to make the grid bigger or smaller by moving the point right or lift, this point also allow you to rotate the grid by moving the point up or down

of the grid

For this tutorial modify the grid @ Position X=10,Y=10

Length =6 Width=6 Line distance X=6 Line distance X=6

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Create anther grid somewhere in the site and modify the values to

Position X=13,Y=13 Length =20

Width=14 Line distance X=20 Line distance X=14

You should have a similar layout to this one

Form reference tool select a draw reference line and line with parallels spaced apart 1.2 M

Make sure the offset line is outside the second grid

note: reference tool explained in details

in tutorial 4

Make another reference line on the second one with offset (parallels spaced apart -4.5)

Draw polygonal reference line on the marked points in red circles

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You can delete the reference help line with the parallels spaced apart lines,so you can have a similar layout to this one

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Step-10 Creating the outline of the building

Go to SITE tool and select Draw new Building

Draw the line on the corner of the layout,

You have nine points as this image

Once you finish right click and select close polygon

Remember you can zoom by the middle wheel and pan by holding the middle wheel down and move

After you finish this step the software will change the current SITE tool to STORY AND BUILDING

CONSTRUCTION tool

Go back to SITE tool, make sure the active cad view is Site1 not Storey1 Select the Building you created and name it once the window appears

If you don’t select the Building you cannot see this window

Name the Building as TB5

In the DESCRIPTION you can write any words you want to show in the print out

You can also change the position or rotate the Building after creation, this could be done either form the position

or by selecting the standard manipulators MOVE, ROTATE in the near the CAD view selection

For this tutorial make the position the same without any change

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Finally use key Esc (to deselect the Building)

Change the name of the site to ST5

In DIALux evo is very important to know at which mode, which tool and what cad view you are one to take an action

You can also change the name of the site and Building by going to project

overview tool and double click on the name and change it

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Step-11 Creating the layout of walls

Go to reverence lines tool, change the cad view to Storey 1

Draw 10 reference line with parallels spaced apart for each one as 0.2 m This is the thickness of the exterior wall

Zoom the open coroner and move the line form the dot marked in red circle to close the corner

Do this step for all open corners

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Draw reference line with parallels spaced apart =7 form the lower edge of the building

You can check value entries

Draw another reference line with parallels spaced apart =3

This line should be located at the last line

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Draw a vertical line form the corner marked in red circle and make the parallels spaced apart =0.05 to the left of the line

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In the area between the lines with 3 meter apart draw two reference lines One at bottom with parallels spaced apart=0.05 to the top of the new line

The other at top with parallels spaced apart=0.05 to bottom of the new line

Modify the Start Point =2.85 End Point =2.85

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Draw Reference Line and modify it @ Start point X=13, Y=-14(minus 14) End point X=19.8, Y=-14(minus 14)

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Step-12 Creating the indoor contour

Go to Storey And Building Construction tool

Draw New Indoor Contour

If you see this as faded that because you are not in Storey 1 cad view, so make the active cad view as Storey 1

Once you started Draw New Indoor Contour,The action will be active until you exit the action by using Esc key So you can draw 8 rooms by clicking the left mouse button on the red corner start form room 1

Draw New Indoor Contour following corners of the inside offset lines, once you finished right click and select close polygon

To make it easy zoom and pan near the corner, but if you select other than the corner don’t worry continue and you can modify this later

Select the contour by putting the cursor

on the border of the contour not the middle; if you cannot select it make sure you are in the Storey And Building Construction tool

then select the point and move it to the right position

While selecting the finished contour, you can right click and the pop menu will give you options

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Step-13 Assessment zone-Name and Light requirements

Go to Assessment Zone Tool Select the room in the upper right corner

Put the name as Training Room height of working plane=0.8 Wall zone=0.5

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In Details Select the Template as offices Conference and meeting room

This has the requirement of EN 12464 with lighting requirement as Lux of the task area, surrounding area and

background area, Uniformity on the task area and UGR maximum limit

Form display option makes sure the Show Room Designations is active so you can see the name of room in the plan

You can hide it if you don’t want to see the name

Change the name of the other room as shown in this image

Office 1 Office 2 Office 3 Training Room Corridor Open Plan Office Balcony

Entrance

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Step-14 Inserting Furniture and objects

Go to Furniture and objects tool Select DIALux evo object Catalog

Using search box, insert the following furniture

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Go to ground floor view Copy the table & chair by using keyboard shortcut Ctrl+C Paste by using Ctrl+V Move the object to office 2 by MOVE Manipulator

Repeat this for Office 3

Select cad view to be Training Room, 3d view

Inset the flip chart in the room

Use keyboard Ctrl+T to open new window tab

Make the new tab as floorplan view Now you have to tabs one for 3d and one for floor plan, this helps you swap between views quickly

Note: You can open up to 8 tabs for different cad view, see the + sign on the upper right corner

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Select the active object to be Office chair2, then select Draw rectangular Arrangements

Draw the rectangular following points 1, 2& 3

Modify the grid arrangement of this chair to have X=4,Y=3

Rotate to the side of the flip chart Note:

You can always get more properties by clicking on the arrows

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Select the chair in the training room, then Replace Selected Objects

Select simple chair and apply

By selecting Edit grid line Manipulator while selecting the chair arrangements you can modify it by add, deleting or locking this arrangement

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Go to Open Plan Office cad view From Reference Lines tool, insert Grid reference with

X=4.300 Y=3.500

Form Display Options activate Show Reference Lines

Table P1 and office Chair2 Copy past to get 4 of each

Use move, rotate to get the arrangement

at center of the first ¼ of the room

Tip: to avoid snapping object to undesired location, hold Shift Key down while moving an a object

Place 4 PC t object on the tables

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Make Front View as your active cad view & make sure the PC are on tables,

if not use move manipulator and move

by the blue arrow up

Go to copy and arrange tool and select the 2 chair, 2 tables and the 2 PC t and center Y

Repeat the same form the lower two sets

While you are in Copy & Arrange tool,

1 select all tables chairs and PC t in the Open Plan Office

2 Select Copy Along A Line option

3 draw the line form point 1 (middle

of second quarter of the Grid)to point 2 (middle of the fourth quarter

of the Grid))

4 Put quantity as 3

5 Apply

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Step-15 Inserting Apertures(Windows & Doors)

 Go to Apertures Tool

 Select Door if not Selected,

 Position active building Opening

 Zoom to Office 1

 Place the door on the wall of office 1

Place Doors in the 5 rooms as shown in this image

Use Esc key to exit this action

Select Square window

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Place three windows in Office 1,2 & 3 Use Esc Key to exit this action

 Zoom to Training Room and

 Select Draw New building opening

 Draw the line form point 1 to point

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 Use Esc key to exit action

1 Go to Reference Lines tool

2 Draw a line form 1 at corner to point

2 somewhere inside the room

3 Make Parallels Spaced Apart =-3.2 (minus) Number of Parallels=3

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 Go to Apertures Tool

 Select Square window

 Draw new building Opening from point 1 to point 2

Go to 3d view of Ground floor Select the last created window